During the current state legislative session, Oregon was on track to become the third state to raise the legal age for smoking and buying cigarettes from 18 to 21, following California and Hawaii. It now appears, however, that Senate Bill 754 might be going up in smoke, thanks in part to big tobacco and former […]
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Tackling a Piece of the Housing Crisis
Oregon House Democrats vote in favor of a bill limiting no-cause evictions and allowing rent control
Central Oregon’s Republican delegation remains opposed Oregon Democrats and Republicans agree on something: there is a housing crisis in the state. They don’t agree, however, on how best to solve it. That isn’t necessarily good news for the more than 500,000 Oregonians who rent their homes. For these individuals, the housing crisis is something all […]
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State Marine Board Considers a Lifejacket Requirement
House Bill 2320 would require adults to wear lifejackets, even on non-motorized watercraft
Lifejacket sales will get a big boost this summer if the Oregon Marine Board gets its way. House Bill 2320—introduced this legislative session at the request of Gov. Kate Brown on behalf of the Marine Board—would require persons using a nonmotorized craft—including inner tubes, air mattresses and pool toys, in a river or stream, to […]